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With the lesbian short film "Acquaintances", Christine Loveridge focuses on the meeting

"Acquaintances" is a short film by Christine Loveridge that is focused on a meeting between two women.

"Acquaintances" is a six-minutes film that tells the meeting between Lucy and Jamie who have to make their own way to college as the bus doesn't show up. A short moment, an instant in a life, but a meeting full of authenticity.

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